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No. 10 Women's Water Polo Continues West Coast Swing at LMU Invitational
March 18, 2015 | Women's Water Polo
Going 3-1 in four games against ranked teams at the Aztec Invitational, the Tigers continue their West Coast swing on Friday, Mar. 20 with a pair of match-ups against Cal Baptist and No. 12 Loyola Marymount. The Orange and Black wrap up play on Saturday, Mar. 21 against Concordia and Whittier.
Princeton is a combined 5-0 all-time against Cal Baptist, Concordia and Whittier, while posting a 2-10 mark in 12 meetings against Loyola Marymount.
THE WEEK THAT WAS
• Princeton posted a 3-1 mark against four ranked opponents at the Aztec Invitational last weekend.
• The Tigers opened Invitational play with a 10-5 victory over No. 18 Pacific.
• Haley Wan had three goals, two assists, and two steals while Ashley Hatcher had two goals and a helper.
• Jessie Holechek finished with two goals and three assists.
• Ashleigh Johnson made 16 saves.
• The Tigers wrapped up the first day of competition with a 10-9 triumph over No. 19 UC-San Diego.
• Chelsea Johnson, Taylor Dunstan and Morgan Hallock each had two goals, while Wan collected five assists.
• Johnson made eight saves in the victory.
• Princeton's only loss last weekend came by way of a 7-6 decision against No. 7 Hawaii.
• Holechek had two goals and two assists, while Temple had a goal and a pair of helpers.
• Johnson finished with 12 saves.
• The Tigers closed out the weekend with a 6-4 triumph over No. 17 San Diego State.
• Ashley Hatcher had two goals, while Camille Hooks dished out a pair of assists.
• Johnson recorded 16 saves.
AMONG THE BEST
• With a 17-2 (4-0 CWPA) record, Princeton currently ranks 10th in the latest CWPA Varsity Top-20.
• Princeton is the lone East Coast program in the top-10, joining seven California institutions, No. 6 Arizona State and No. 7 Hawaii.
• The Tigers debuted at No. 10 in the preseason poll before climbing into a tie for ninth in the Week 2 edition.
• Princeton dropped to No. 14 in the Week 4 poll following a loss to Indiana before moving back up three spots to No. 11.
• The Tigers are 5-2 against ranked opponents this season having defeated No. 15 Long Beach State (W, 12-7), No. 14 Wagner (W, 9-6), No. 18 Pacific (W, 10-5), No. 19 San Diego (W, 10-9), and No. 17 San Diego St. (W, 6-4).
• Princeton's only setbacks of the year came by way of 9-8 overtime loss to No. 16 Indiana and a 7-6 defeat at the hands of No. 7 Hawaii.
WALLED UP
• Ashleigh Johnson stopped 46 of the 70 (0.657) shots she faced over the weekend in a 3-1 showing against four ranked opponents.
• With a 10-2 overall record, Johnson has logged 353:10 minutes this season with a 0.694 save percentage.
• Freshman Helena van Brande has gone 7-0 this year with a 0.683 save percentage in 244:50 minutes.
• Together, Johnson and van Brande have combined for a 0.690 save percentage.
BALANCED ATTACK
• The Tigers have outscored their opponents 213-105 this season.
• Princeton's biggest goal differential has come in the second period (+37/61-24).
• The Orange and Black's smallest margin has come in the third (+19/53-34), with its lowest scoring output coming in the final frame (44).
• Each of Princeton's 15 field players has recorded a goal this season, with at least 10 Tigers netting double digit scores.
• Ashley Hatcher leads the team with 42 goals and a 0.575 shot percentage.
• Jessie Holechek has 30 goals and 20 assists, while Haley Wan has amassed 20 goals and a team-high 31 assists and 20 steals.
• Morgan Hallock and Pippa Temple each have 18 goals, with Hallock also drawing a squad-best 47 ejections.
• Kimi Klein and Hannah Lapkin have 14 and 13 goals, respectively, while Chelsea Johnson has 12
goals.
• Sydney Cheong and Taylor Dunstan have 11 goals apiece, with Dunstan also ranking second on the team in assists (21) and third in steals (12).